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D-Index
46
Citations
16341
World Ranking
4529
National Ranking
1571

William W. Taylor publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William W. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 183 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

William W. Taylor D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William W. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1979 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1948 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
  • 1940 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William W. Taylor is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, prominently including Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Coastal and Marine Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, and Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education.

William W. Taylor has contributed papers to various academic venues, with frequent publications in Fisheries. Other notable publication venues include AMBIO, Biological Conservation, Sustainability, and Environmental Reviews.

  • Coupled human and natural systems: The evolution and applications of an integrated framework (2021, AMBIO)
  • A global perspective on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on freshwater fish biodiversity (2020, Biological Conservation)
  • Global Marine Fishing across Space and Time (2020, Sustainability)
  • Managing exploitation of freshwater species and aggregates to protect and restore freshwater biodiversity (2023, Environmental Reviews)
  • The ten steps to responsible Inland fisheries in practice: reflections from diverse regional case studies around the globe (2021, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries)

Frequent collaborators include Andrew K. Carlson, Steven J. Cooke, I. G. Cowx, Abigail J. Lynch, and Dana M. Infante.

Throughout their career, William W. Taylor has received several awards, including multiple fellowships of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1933, 1940, and 1960, as well as fellowships of the Royal Society of Canada awarded in 1948 and 1979.

Best Publications

  • Complexity of coupled human and natural systems

    Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Marina Alberti

  • Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity

    Andrea J. Reid;Andrew K. Carlson;Irena F. Creed;Erika J. Eliason

  • Coupled Human and Natural Systems

    Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Carl Folke

  • Compartments revealed in food-web structure

    Ann E. Krause;Kenneth A. Frank;Doran M. Mason;Robert E. Ulanowicz

  • The social, economic, and environmental importance of inland fish and fisheries

    Abigail J. Lynch;Steven J. Cooke;Andrew M. Deines;Shannon D. Bower

  • Integrating Landscape Ecology into Natural Resource Management

    Jianguo Liu;William W. Taylor

  • A Framework for Evaluating the Effects of Human Factors on Wildlife Habitat: the Case of Giant Pandas

    Jianguo Liu;Zhiyun Ouyang;William W. Taylor;Richard Groop

  • Linking fish habitat to their population dynamics

    D B Hayes;C P Ferreri;W W Taylor

  • On the sustainability of inland fisheries: Finding a future for the forgotten

    Steven J. Cooke;Edward H. Allison;T. Douglas Beard;Robert Arlinghaus

  • Inland capture fishery contributions to global food security and threats to their future

    So Jung Youn;William W. Taylor;Abigail J. Lynch;Ian G. Cowx

  • Lightning on Venus - Orbiter detection of whistler signals

    F. L. Scarf;W. W. L. Taylor;C. T. Russell;L. H. Brace

  • Effect of Egg and Larval Survival on Year-Class Strength of Lake Whitefish in Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan

    Mark H. Freeberg;William W. Taylor;Russell W. Brown

  • Great Lakes Fisheries Policy and Management: A Binational Perspective

    William W. Taylor;Abigail J. Lynch;Nancy J. Leonard

  • Pioneer Venus plasma wave observations: The solar wind‐Venus interaction

    F. L. Scarf;W. W. L. Taylor;C. T. Russell;R. C. Elphic

  • Evidence for lightning on Venus

    William W. L. Taylor;Frederick L. Scarf;Christopher T. Russell;Larry H. Brace

  • The Effect of Illegal Harvest on Recreational Fisheries

    Larry M. Gigliotti;William W. Taylor

  • Lake Trout Mortality and Abundance in Southern Lake Huron

    Shawn P. Sitar;James R. Bence;James E. Johnson;Mark P. Ebener

  • An Index of Cumulative Disturbance to River Fish Habitats of the Conterminous United States from Landscape Anthropogenic Activities

    Peter C. Esselman;Dana M. Infante;Lizhu Wang;Dayong Wu

  • Invasive species impacts on ecosystem structure and function: A comparison of Oneida Lake, New York, USA, before and after zebra mussel invasion

    Andrea L. Jaeger Miehls;Andrea L. Jaeger Miehls;Doran M. Mason;Doran M. Mason;Kenneth A. Frank;Ann E. Krause

  • A Hierarchical Spatial Framework and Database for the National River Fish Habitat Condition Assessment

    Lizhu Wang;Dana Infante;Peter Esselman;Peter Esselman;Arthur Cooper;Arthur Cooper

  • Active Fish Capture Methods

    Daniel B. Hayes;C. Paola Ferreri;William W. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianguo Liu
Jianguo Liu Michigan State University
Edward F. Roseman
Edward F. Roseman United States Geological Survey
Ian G. Cowx
Ian G. Cowx University of Hull
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
Kenneth A. Frank
Kenneth A. Frank Michigan State University
Doran M. Mason
Doran M. Mason National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Charles C. Krueger
Charles C. Krueger Michigan State University
Lizhu Wang
Lizhu Wang Michigan State University
F. L. Scarf
F. L. Scarf Northrop Grumman (United States)
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles

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